Alcohol related deaths per year: 1 in 1300 in France vs 1 in 3600 in USA.
Read more“We are human because we drink alcohol.”
Read more“Should we not always have a clarity of mind that is unfuddled by influence of alcohol?”
Read moreThe Indian name from which Manhattan is derived, literally means “the place where we got drunk together”. Comes from their encounter with Henry Hudson in 1609.
Read moreThe London gin craze of 1700’s. In 1723, every man, woman and child consumed more than a pint of gin every week. Hopefully parents drank most of their children’s quota.
Read moreAztecs made “pulque” from the agave sap in ceremonies in temples. The people involved in this were separated from everyone, not allowed to have sex for several days during this ceremony.
Read moreViolators of the drinking law were stoned to death.
Read moreAztecs imposed a minimum drinking age of 50 for both men and women.
Read moreGreeks saw wine not only as a social lubricant but an inspiration. Those who didn’t drink were not trusted because they didn’t reveal their true feelings.
Read moreBeer was for the laborers and wine for the elites in Egyptian as well as Greek cultures.
Read moreEgyptians (and their slaves) built the pyramids on a ration of 1 and 1/3 rd gallon of beer per day. They must have been drunk while doing all that work.
Read moreSeems like an interesting book: Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol amazon.com/dp/1592404642/…
Read moreListening to —> Blame It On The Alcohol wnyc.org/story/on-the-m… via @onthemedia
Read moreAnother early morning at a swim meet. t.co/h3MxZok56…
Read more@bhalomanush Dow at 20K would be good.
Read moreAs long as they don’t start eating, she is safe. twitter.com/AFPphoto/statu…
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Read moreWatch a baby octopus hatch wapo.st/2siHA4V
Read more@GAP_Trail Rode the GAP and C&O in 2017. Planning to go on Erie canal trail in upstate NY this year.
Read more@NPRinskeep @kelsey_snell @MorningEdition @NPR ‘argument’ or ‘agreement’?
Read more@saffrontrail That looks delicious. Must try it soon.
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Read more@bhalomanush What do you expect for 250 rupees?
Read more@pcmhatre I guess we are getting closer.
Read moreYikes!!!! Bonus and tax cut is drop in the bucket compared to all the losses here. twitter.com/business/statu… twitter.com/business/statu…
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